Iran's Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami says the country’s first COVID-19 test kits were produced in a research center headed by assassinated Iranian physicist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, hailing the martyr as one of the pioneers of the country’s scientific movement against the novel coronavirus.
Iran’s defense minister says the Islamic Republic will give a "clear and direct" response to any possible Israeli threat against its interests in the Persian Gulf.
Monday, 19 October 2020_The sales of Iranian weapons following the termination of a UN arms embargo will be outstripping the imports, Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami said, following the termination of the UN arms embargo on the country.
Friday, 16 October 2020_ Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami hailed the country’s significant progress made in the field of satellite technology.
Tuesday, 06 October 2020_Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami once again warned the warring parties involved in military clashes over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region that Tehran will take stronger measures than warnings if the shells fired in the fighting continue to hit the country’s border regions even by mistake.
Sunday, 13 September 2020_Missile capabilities constitute a main component of Iran’s defense power and continue to grow constantly, Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami said.
Saturday, 05 September 2020_Iran’s defense minister has said that the country eyes arms sales as UN sanctions on the Islamic Republic expire in October.
Thursday, 13 August 2020 (YJC)_ Iranian Minister of Defense Brigadier introduced the enhanced line of the tanks of Armed Forces in Lorestan province on Thursday.
Tehran, 18 May_Iran’s Defense Minister says the Islamic Republic will give a crushing answer to any aggressor when it comes to defending its national security.
TEHRAN, Jul 24 - Former soldier Mark Esper was sworn in as US secretary of defense Tuesday after earning Senate confirmation, filling America's longest-ever Pentagon leadership vacuum.
TEHRAN, Jul 17 - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's favored successor and the head of her CDU party will become the country's next defense minister , an official statement said Tuesday, after Ursula von der Leyen was elected European Commission president.
TEHRAN, Jul 8 - Iran’s defense minister warned the UK to expect a reaction to its act of “maritime banditry” after the British navy seized an Iranian supertanker in the Strait of Gibraltar.
TEHRAN, Jun 2 - Yemen’s Defense Minister Mohammed Nasser al-Atifi says the country has made great strides in the defense sector and will “surprise” Saudi Arabia and those of allies that are waging a war on the impoverished nation.
TEHRAN, Apr 23 - Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami says US President Donald Trump is endangering global security by violating international rules and humanitarian principles.
TEHRAN, Mar 13 - Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami reminded the enemies that they could never achieve the dream of dealing blows to the Islamic Republic.
TEHRAN, Mar 01 - Australia's experienced defense minister is to quit politics, media reported Friday, the fourth cabinet member to announce their retirement as the government braces for a tough election battle.
TEHRAN, Feb 24 - The Saudi regime appointed Prince Khalid bin Salman, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s full younger brother, as deputy defense minister on Saturday.
TEHRAN, Jan 13 - Greece's conservative defense minister , who leads the junior partner in the country's coalition government, resigned Sunday over the Macedonia name deal, which he opposes.